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P. E. HERRMANN. HAIR STEAMING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1916. 1,194,841.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

HAIR-STEAMING APPARATUS.

Patented Au 15,1916.

Application filed March 11, 1916. Serial No. 83,601.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL E. HERRMANN, a subject of the German Emperor,and a resident of the city of New York, in the 'county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHair-Steaming Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

' The present invention relates to a hair steaming apparatus, by meansof which the hair is treated in order to curl and wave the same.

The invention relates more particularly to a device of the typedescribed in U. S. Letters Patent No. 959,527, granted to me May 31,1910. In devices of this type a tress or look of hair is wound upon aninstrument, a suitable liquid or lotion applied to the lock or tress,which is then covered by a paper or similar tube and inserted into aheater to cause the vapors or gases liberated from said liquid or lotionto act on the hair. It has been found in practice that the paper orsimilar tube does not afford sut'fi cient protection for the hairagainst heat, and on the other hand it'has been found to be veryinconvenient to apply the liquid or lotion to the hair itself.

It is now the main object of the present invention to provide a hairsteaming apparatus wherein the difficulties above mentioned areobviated.

lVith these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be madein the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection taken through a hair steaming apparatus constructed inaccordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a section taken on line22 of Fig. 1 through a portion of the apparatus.

The hair steaming apparatus comprises a, preferably, cylindrical casing10, that is mounted upon a handle 11, the'latter being made of a heatinsulating material. Within this casing is disposed a tubular shell 12,

forming with said casing a heater compart ment 13, that is, preferably,annular in cross section, and in which is disposed an electric heatingcoil 14, the terminals of which are connected with electricallyinsulated wires 15, leading through the handle 11 and terminatingthereon in a socket (not shown), into which a plug may be inserted, saidplug being connected by wires with a suitable source of electric energy.Within the shell 12 is arranged a tubular perforated member 16,.which ismade of heat insulating material. The front end 17 of this member isopen, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, while its rear end is closed, forinstance by a cap 18, that is held thereon in any suitable manner. Apacking 19 is inserted into the cap, to prevent leakage of vapors orgases through the oint. The heads 20 and 21 of the cylindrical casing 10are provided with flanges 22 and 23, respectively, which are bent overthe tubular member 16 to produce an airtight closure. Near its outer endthere is formed in the tubular member a partition 24, and over the saidtubular member is drawn a sleeve 25 of absorbent material, such as forinstance a tubular wick, which is inclosed by a tube 26 of heatconducting material.

Any suitable hair curler may be used in connection with this heatingapparatus. It

is preferable to provide the curler with a disk-shaped head that isadapted to abut against the inner end 17 of the tubular mem- -ber 16.The purpose of such head is to which the cap is to be placed. This.lotion' is absorbed by the sleeve 25. The cap 18 is then placed intoits closing position upon the steaming apparatus, and the curler withthe hair thereon inserted into the tubular memb r 16 in a manner thatits head abuts against the inner end 17 of said tubular member. if nowthe electric circuit is closed, the heat generated thereby will causegases or vapors to be liberated from the liquid or lotion, such vaporsor gases entering through the perforations the tubular member 16, andacting on the hair, thereby producing curls and Waves in the latter.

' From the foregoing it appears that the hair need not be treated beforeit is inserted into the steaming apparatus inasmuch as the liquid orlotion 1s poured into the apmember, a heat conducting tube inclosingsaid sleeve, one end of said tubular member being open and its other endclosed by a removable cover, and a partition in said tubular member infront of its cover.'

2. A hair steaming apparatus comprising a cylindrical casing having aheating cham ber of annular cross section, a perforated tubular membermade of a heat insulating material Within said casing and encircled bysaid heating chamber, an absorbent sleeve drawn over said perforatedmember, a heat conducting tube inclosing said sleeve, one

end of said tubular member being open and its other end closed by aremovable cover,

tubular member made of a heat insulating material Within said casing, anabsorbent sleeve drawn over said perforated member, a heat conductingtube encircling said sleeve, one end of said tubular member being openand its other end closed by a removable cover, and a partition in saidtubular member in front of said cover.

4. A hair steaming apparatus comprising a casing having a chamber ofannular cross section, an electric heating member Within said chamber, aperforated tubular member made of heat insulating material Within saidcasing and encircled by said chamber, an absorbent sleeve drawn oversaid perforated member, a heat conducting tube inclosing 7 said sleeve,one end of said tubular member being open and its other end closed by aremovable cover, and a partition in said tubular member in front of saidcover.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 3rd day of March A. D. 1916.

PAUL E. HERRMANN.

